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thunderbird won't download new emails but keeps downloading the same ones I already deleted

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Gregory Sava
Gregory Sava

thunderbird won't download new emails but keeps downloading the same ones I already deleted

thunderbird won't download new emails but keeps downloading the same ones I already deleted

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thanks for answering - pop- but I fixed it-- apparently the mail.dat file was corrupted and when I deleted it it worked properly again- the question is- how does this get corrupted? Found this on the help site. If this is a known issue, why can't it be fixed permanently (rhetorical question)

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christ1
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What is your account type - POP or IMAP?

Gregory Sava
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thanks for answering - pop- but I fixed it-- apparently the mail.dat file was corrupted and when I deleted it it worked properly again- the question is- how does this get corrupted? Found this on the help site. If this is a known issue, why can't it be fixed permanently (rhetorical question)

Wayne Mery
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Thunderbird doesn't have a mail.dat file. Do you mean popstate.dat?

Gregory Sava
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yes-that's right- answered from memory which isn't always accurate!

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